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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1909
Page
6
Abe Enochs of Stockdale Kansas argues hog cholera stems from lice and worms. He dip-hogs monthly to kill lice and uses worm remedies. he also provides salt to hogs, claiming no losses since adopting these practices.
Sheep perform well on rough hill land where grass is scarce and little stock can be bought cheaply. They offer rapid growth in numbers and value, require modest buildings, and reclaim rough land by browsing weeds and bushes while producing wool and mutton.
Early lambs prove profitable under favorable conditions as they allow care before pasture turn out and align with early markets. While grain costs rise to finish them, higher sale prices can offset expenses, making early lambs advantageous for producers.
Advice on selecting and breeding draft horses for farm use. Emphasizes fitness, intelligent temperaments, and purpose bred stock. Stresses judicious feeding, thorough grooming after work, and resting horses with harness removed at noon for better recovery.
A brief note on shredded corn fodder praising its palatability for horses sheep beef cattle and dairy cows. It is favored for its quick consumption and the remainder serves as bedding or manure. hogs are excluded.
A Farm Prog note warns that guiding a bull without a nose stick is dangerous. It states bulls can appear calm but one sudden outburst can occur, making them unpredictable and hazardous to handlers.
A terse note describes daily hauling of manure from the barnyard for soil work as winter work continues. It mentions limited stirring and routine handling of earthy material. The brief item reflects farm practices in cold months.
London reports Rodin will create a life size bronze Fame with Whistler bust for a public memorial on the Chelsea Embankment near Whistler's former home. The project, funded by Whistler admirers, totals about 20,000 dollars with Rodin offering at cost work. A replica may be gifted to Paris, while Lowell hosts another Whistler memorial.
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, then in St Petersburg, will sign in Moscow a contract to lease the Theater Sarah Bernhardt in Paris to the Moscow Art Theater company for a short season next summer. The troupe, drawn largely from university students, will tour Paris London and major American cities with Maeterlinck’s The Blue Bird and stage designs by Gordom Craig. The Moscow shareholders include wealthy manufacturers and the group has been praised as a premier naturalistic ensemble.
In the spring the manure will suffer less deterioration spread over the ground than if plied in a heap, a remark attributed to Country Gentleman. The note discusses agricultural practice and storage methods for manure to minimize spoilage.
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette argues that Jews show longer lifespans than Christians, citing average ages and Frankfort data. It attributes this to soberness of life, better food, earlier marriage, careful childrearing, and greater care for the elderly and the poor, amid religious influences.
A North Carolina delegation led by Senator Overman urged the president to appoint T. Ticks of Henderson as United States judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The group includes several Democrats and filed the petition on January 9 in Washington.
Judge John Allison of Nashville warns that forest preservation is essential as timber supply in Tennessee and the South declines. He notes water reservoirs and springs are wasted and damaged by logging chutes, urging congressional action to prevent a regional lumber famine.
Special Correspondent Whiteside reports that Taft’s forthcoming dry tenure in the White House is unlikely to curb Washington liquor sales immediately. He notes possible long term drop in per capita consumption and recalls a Navy ration dispute over sweet cider as a food item, with officials split on legality.
J M Woodward of New York, now in Denver, proclaims Colorado superior for opportunity and open-hearted people. He notes mining profits, wealthy farmers, and frequent new ore deposits. He says hard times mentioned elsewhere did not affect Colorado. Silver and lead are among the mentioned riches.
A floral cross decoration aboard a car prompts disbelief as passengers misread the Peace inscription. A boy reveals it is for a wedding, leaving an elderly man aghast at the choice and causing amusement among married riders.
A London Globe report describes Margaret Wilson of Westminster planning a funeral heavy with snuff. Her coffin to hold Scotch snuff, six bearers and six maidens to carry snuff boxes, snuff scattered at intervals, snuff colored beaver fats for bearers, and a clergyman fee tied to snuff consumed.
The article describes an ancient Peruvian belief about the afterlife. A disembodied soul, judged by the life on earth, reaches two rocks where its fate is decided. Resting on the left rock grants oblivion, while the right rock leads to a purgatorial hell where fiends peel flesh for about 10,000 years before returning the skeleton to earth for another life.
In a Washington Star snippet Mr. Erastus Pinkley asks if it is customary to hang one stocking on Christmas Eve. Miss Mi ami Brown replies that only one stocking is hung to avoid relying on a partner to help with foot wear, or to miss out on gifts.
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